AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE BLUE GLAZED COMPOSITION BEADED BROAD COLLAR
AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE BLUE GLAZED COMPOSITION BEADED BROAD COLLAR

MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYASTY XI-XII, CIRCA 2134-1778 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE BLUE GLAZED COMPOSITION BEADED BROAD COLLAR
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYASTY XI-XII, CIRCA 2134-1778 B.C.
The wesekh (broad collar) comprising three rows of tubular mummy beads and a row of leaf-shaped ornaments threaded between two rows of mummy beads, with half-moon terminals, restrung
19½ in. (50.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Baron Empain collection (1852-1929), France.
Accompanied by a French passport.

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Lot Essay

Cf. Hayes, Sceptre of Egypt I, p. 306-308, figs. 198-199, 201.

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